Silver Threads

Senior Housing News offers trends and predictions of what is on the horizon for innovation in the senior housing industry. Less independent living, more active adult rentals and adaptive reuse like former farms or defunct malls.

The president’s symbolic statement of 2021 budget priorities most important to seniors including Medicare, Social Security and Medicaid is reviewed by factcheck.org of the Annenberg Public Policy Center.

Next Avenue articles offer the experiences of three men and their grieving journeys after the loss of a loved one.

Articles focus on election issues that are especially pertinent to seniors including political activity, health care, social security and climate change, plus an enlightening intergenerational discussion.

Next Avenue interviews with Diane Rehm focus on her becoming an advocate for death with dignity laws as a result of her husband’s inability to orchestrate the death he hoped for.

AARP’s recent special report exposes the significant and costly problem for workers, their families and out economy.

In the journal Generations, Kathy Greenlee and Suzanne Anarde share the challenges of rural life for older adults including health access, housing, transportation and nutrition.

AARP’s extensive report on Medical Marijuana includes who uses it, how it may help, what science says, where AARP stands, opinions of the medical community, legal complexities and its effect on a variety of conditions.

AARP’s Bulletin explores the latest studies and speaks with experts on the influence of inflammation on many diseases of aging.

: Being kind could be the answer to living longer according to research on DNA, meditation and a short Huffington Post video on why people do nice things.